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Contains: Breakfast at Tiffany's House of Flowers A Diamond Guitar A Christmas Memory

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Summary

A writer from New York, whose name is never mentioned, meets a woman named Holly Golightly and endures a lifelong friendship with her. They are both tenants in a Manhattan apartment and meet when he notices she had lost her room key and causes a commotion. She begins frequently ringing him to... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Memorable Quotes

  • “I don't want to own anything until I know I've found the place where me and things belong together”
  • “Everybody has to feel superior to somebody”
  • “I'd rather have cancer than a dishonest heart”
  • “if the bee does not sting, then you will know you have found love”

First Sentence

I am always drawn back to places where I have lived, the houses and their neighborhoods.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Truman Capote (Author)
 

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